Authorities In The Middle Ages —— Influence, Legitimacy, and Power in Medieval Society

----- 中世纪的权威：中世纪社会影响、合法性与权力

ISBN: 9783110294491 出版年：2013 页码：340 Kangas, Sini Korpiola, Mia Ainonen, Tuija De Gruyter

Medievalists reading and writing about and around authority-related themes lack clear definitions of its actual meanings in the medieval context. Authorities in the Middle Ages offers answers to this thorny issue through specialized investigations. This book considers the concept of authority and explores the various practices of creating authority in medieval society. In their studies sixteen scholars investigate the definition, formation, establishment, maintenance, and collapse of what we understand in terms of medieval struggles for authority, influence and power. The interdisciplinary nature of this volume resonates with the multi-faceted field of medieval culture, its social structures, and forms of communication. The fields of expertise include history, legal studies, theology, philosophy, politics, literature and art history.